Shloka 29

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

समेता: पृथिवीपाला धार्तराष्ट्रस्य कारणात्‌ । धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधनके लिये बहुत-से महान्‌ प्रभावशाली राजा यहाँ एकत्र हो गये हैं, जिनमेंसे कितने ही तुम्हारे समान या तुमसे भी अधिक बलशाली हैं ।। ते त्वां प्राप्य रणे क्रुद्धा नाभ्यवर्तन्त दंशिता:

Transliteration

saṃetāḥ pṛthivīpālā dhārtarāṣṭrasya kāraṇāt | te tvāṃ prāpya raṇe kruddhā nābhyavartanta daṃśitāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Because of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son, the kings who rule the earth have assembled here. Having reached you in battle, those armoured warriors, inflamed with wrath, did not turn back.”

Word by Word

समेताःassembled, gathered

पृथिवीपालाःkings (protectors of the earth)

धार्तराष्ट्रस्यof Dhṛtarāṣṭra / Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s

कारणात्because of, on account of

तेthey

त्वाम्you (object)

प्राप्यhaving reached, having encountered

रणेin battle

क्रुद्धाःangered

नnot

अभ्यवर्तन्तthey turned back / retreated

दंशिताःarmed, equipped (lit. furnished with weapons/armor)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

pṛthivīpālāḥ (kings/rulers)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes